Dictionary Workbench Ondict

sainted

Dictionary entry view. Switch to definition mode above when you know the meaning but not the word.

sainted

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Christianity
saint·ed /ˈseɪntɪd/ adjective literary  1. RRChaving been made a saint by the Christian church 被(基督教会)追封为圣徒的2 old-fashioned used when talking about a dead person 已进天国的,已升天的 my sainted mother, God rest her soul 我那在天国的母亲,愿上帝保佑她灵魂安息3. my sainted aunt! British English old-fashioned used to express surprise or shock 我的妈呀!〔用于表示惊讶或震惊〕
Examples from the Corpus
saintedO, lady fair, the oleanders spice the air O, my sainted aunt!Those awarded congressional gold medals have not led sainted lives.She was going to use the sainted patience ploy, the one he found most difficult to handle.
saint·ed adjectiveChineseSyllable
by having made Corpus saint the been a


sainted
sainted /ˈseɪntəd, ˈseɪntɪd/ adjective literary
1. having been made a saint by the Christian church
2. old-fashioned used when talking about a dead person:
    my sainted mother, God rest her soul
3. my sainted aunt! British English old-fashioned used to express surprise or shock


saint·edBrE /ˈseɪntɪd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈseɪntɪd/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] (old-fashioned or humorous) considered or officially stated to be a saint 被视为圣人的;被正式封为圣徒的And how is my sainted sister? 我那大好人姐姐怎么样?🔊🔊